Senior FPGA Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Tektronix is hiring a Senior FPGA Engineer for the Beaverton, OR engineering team to define and implement FPGA logic for high-speed signal measurement systems used in electronic test solutions.

The role focuses on FPGA design, verification, and system-level integration to meet customer and product requirements within an Agile development process.

Experience Level

Senior — requires substantial prior experience. The posting requests a minimum of 5+ years of relevant FPGA design experience; 10+ years is listed as preferred for more senior candidates.

Responsibilities

Deliver FPGA-based measurement subsystems and related designs, collaborate across engineering and external partners, and contribute to product quality and process improvements.

• Design and implement FPGA logic for high-speed electrical and optical measurement systems.
• Define and verify measurement subsystems to meet customer and industry standards.
• Create schedules, identify project risks, and propose mitigation strategies.
• Participate in Agile product development, peer review, and peer testing activities.
• Drive engineering process improvements for quality and efficiency.
• Conduct feasibility research for new products, features, or measurement capabilities.
• Maintain current knowledge of FPGA architectures, tools, and industry trends.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, experience, and professional attributes.

• 5+ years of successful FPGA design experience with industry partners (chip vendors, EDA tool vendors, manufacturers, integrators).
• Experience coding FPGAs in Verilog and/or SystemVerilog.
• Solid application of electrical engineering design principles for electronic products.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with peer review, peer testing, and maintaining engineering documentation.
• Familiarity with Agile development practices.

Education Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. A Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering is preferred. (Degrees referenced in original posting.)

Preferred / Nice-to-have

Additional skills and deeper experience that strengthen candidacy.

• 10+ years of FPGA design experience (preferred for more senior roles).
• Experience with Intel and Xilinx FPGA architectures and vendor toolchains.
• FPGA verification experience using UVM.
• Embedded software experience (C/C++) and scripting (Tcl, Python).
• Knowledge of serial data link protocols and related design considerations.
• Solid theoretical understanding of DSP concepts (Fourier transforms, aliasing, decimation/interpolation).

About the Company

Company: Tektronix

Headquarters: Beaverton, OR, United States

Tektronix designs and manufactures electronic test and measurement equipment—oscilloscopes, signal generators, analyzers and related software—serving customers in telecommunications, aerospace, semiconductor and electronics industries.